Note: Two Statistics courses, even from different Departments cannot both be counted as cognates.

Biology majors are allowed to apply at most one elective course or one cognate course takencredit/unsatisfactory toward fulfilling the major requirements; however, this is discouraged because good performance in major courses is an important aspect of a student’s transcript.

Please note: Students planning to go on to medical, dental, or other health professions graduate school should note that a year each of introductory biology, physics, and math (such as calculus or statistics) and two years of chemistry (general and organic) are required for admission, including any laboratory components.

See Wesmaps for most current offerings. [Note: the courses are grouped thematically for your convenience only.]

* MB&B 228 Intro Medical Biochem may be counted as long as neither MB&B 208 nor MB&B 383 is counted toward the major.

Additional information:

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR DOUBLE MAJORS: At least two elective courses (200-level and above) that are counted toward the Biology major cannot be simultaneously used to fulfill any other major. In addition, if a student is double majoring in Biology and NS&B, NS&B/BIOL 213 cannot count toward the 6 electives required for a Biology major; however, NS&B/BIOL 213 will fulfill the Column 2 breadth requirement.

400 level courses (research tutorials) are not creditable toward the major, but do receive university credit.

With prior permission of the departmental undergraduate liaison (2015-2016 Prof David Bodznick), up to two life science courses from outside the department or from another institution may be counted toward the major. See courses listed above.

Research done with non-Wesleyan faculty at other institutions does not receive Wesleyan credit.

Bio majors are allowed to apply at most one elective course taken CR/U toward fulfilling the major requirements; however, this is discouraged because good performance in major courses is an important aspect of a student's transcript.